Date:  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 16:40:38 -0500

From:  Gerald Walton <vcgw[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SUNSET.BACKBONE.OLEMISS.EDU>

Subject: Re: needs + present participle



>> Is "X needs washing" grammatical in the dialects of anybody?



That's the the way I hear it and use it. GWW